ECDMA Global Awards (jury): does this award count for the talent visa?

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What the organisation itself states on its site awards.ecdma.org. Paraphrased, checked Oct 2, 2026.

Organiser: The awards are administered by Community Management LTD (England and Wales) for the E-Commerce & Digital Marketing Association (ECDMA).
Country: United Kingdom: the organising company is registered in London.
Geography: Open to participants worldwide unless a category sets geographic limits.
Frequency: 2026 cycle: nominations January 12 - April 30, judging May 1-30, winners announced May 31, 2026.
Entry fee: Personal categories are free; corporate and product categories cost 300 EUR per nomination (until April 12, 2026), 500 EUR in the late period.
How winners are chosen: Judges score each criterion 1-10 with weights, giving 0-100; a winner needs at least 80 overall and 8 on the main criterion, otherwise the category has no winner.
Jury: The jury is invitation-only, with the ECDMA Council making the final decision; the judges page shows 72 profiles.
How jurors are chosen: Judges are invited only: there is no open application, only an expression of interest. Candidates who are not ECDMA Senior members typically need 3 of 8 criteria; the ECDMA Council decides.
Categories: About ten category groups (business, campaigns, agencies, content, MarTech, professionals, teams and more); each category has one winner or none.

Judges work unpaid; after evaluating at least 80 nominations a judge may request a reference letter and a digital certificate.
The judge letter and certificate are paid: 269 EUR for non-members of ECDMA and 90 EUR for members; a printed certificate and a ceremony ticket cost extra.
Each nomination is scored by several judges assigned by expertise after a conflict-of-interest check.

Source: the organisation's site awards.ecdma.org (pages /fees-and-payment, /terms-and-conditions, /, /judging-process, /judges, /you-be-the-judge and 1 more), checked Oct 2, 2026; the version on the site applies.

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